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What I'm Reading (and More): Quarantine Edition
Well, folks…we’re all hunkered down, now officially. I hope everyone is staying well. It’s also been a while since I did one of these posts, so it seemed like a good time. Feel free to share your own updates in the comments! Reading Silence Finally read Silence by Shūsaku Endō! It is not a book… Read more >>
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Polar Exploration Books: Ernest Shackleton and Valerian Albanov
Taking a look at my small collection of polar exploration classics, mostly focused on Shackleton’s expeditions. Filming this, I realized I really need to read Amundsen and Nansen and then do a sequel. Related:Listen to Shackleton talk about his first trip to Antarctica and climbing Mt. Erebus: https://youtu.be/OUTHZ_9tacM?t=56South by Ernest Shackleton – Book review: https://classicsconsidered.com/2012/0… Read more >>
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Five Short Stories by Shūsaku Endō
Since being haunted by The Sea and Poison a couple of years ago, I have been meaning to read more by this Japanese author. The Japanese Literature Challenge, hosted by Bellezza, is going on currently, and I discovered my library had several titles by him—so everything lined up this year to revisit Endō. Five by… Read more >>
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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